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C91600 Bronze vs. S17600 Stainless Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S17600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 S17600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
270 to 410
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
8.6 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
940 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
13
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
70 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
850 to 4390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
34 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
28 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
31 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.4
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
71.3 to 77.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
6.0 to 7.5
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 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0