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C87200 Bronze vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87200 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
230 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 30
13 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
510 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
290 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
680
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
30
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
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
98 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
220 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
18 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
83.2 to 87.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0