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C91600 Bronze vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S20161 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 S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

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
12
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
65.6 to 73.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0