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C91600 Bronze vs. AISI 440A Stainless Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 440A stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 440A stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
5.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
730 to 1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
420 to 1650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
87 to 120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
26 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
23 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
26 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
78.4 to 83.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0