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C91700 Bronze vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91700 bronze and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
210 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
17 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

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
15
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 84.2 to 87.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
59.5 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 11.3 to 12.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0