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C87700 Bronze vs. S44535 Stainless Steel

C87700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44535 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 S44535 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.6
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 48
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
11
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.6
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 34
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
73.2 to 79.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.030 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.8
0