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C87200 Bronze vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S20161 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 S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 30
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
12
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
65.6 to 73.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0