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C87200 Bronze vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45503 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87200 bronze and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
410 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 30
4.6 to 6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
1430 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

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
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
82 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
72.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0