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C91700 Bronze vs. S30530 Stainless Steel

C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91700 bronze and the bottom bar is S30530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
18
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 84.2 to 87.5
0.75 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
58.4 to 72.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
8.5 to 11.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.5 to 2.5
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