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C91600 Bronze vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32520 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 S32520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
20
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
57.3 to 66.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
5.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0