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C87200 Bronze vs. S13800 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S13800 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 S13800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
290 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
11 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
980 to 1730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
660 to 1580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
150 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1090 to 5490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
35 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
28 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
33 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.3 to 13.2
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
73.6 to 77.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0