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C91100 Bronze vs. S30530 Stainless Steel

C91100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91100 bronze and the bottom bar is S30530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
18
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 69
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 440
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 85
0.75 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
58.4 to 72.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
8.5 to 11.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 15 to 17
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0