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C54400 Bronze vs. AISI 301LN Stainless Steel

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 301LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 301LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
630 to 1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
13
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
22 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
21 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
70.7 to 77.9
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0