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C87200 Bronze vs. AISI 403 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 403 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87200 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 403 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
190 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 30
16 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
530 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
280 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
99

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
210 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
19 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
7.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
84.7 to 88.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0