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C91700 Bronze vs. S41425 Stainless Steel

C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41425 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 S41425 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

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 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 84.2 to 87.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
74 to 81.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
4.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 11.3 to 12.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0