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C87200 Bronze vs. S33228 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S33228 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87200 bronze and the bottom bar is S33228 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
37
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
36.5 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0