MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C87200 Bronze vs. S41045 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87200 bronze and the bottom bar is S41045 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 30
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
230

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
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

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
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
83.8 to 88
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0