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C87700 Bronze vs. S35315 Stainless Steel

C87700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35315 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C87700 bronze and the bottom bar is S35315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.6
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 48
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
34
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.6
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 34
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
33.6 to 40.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.8
0