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C91700 Bronze vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91700 bronze and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
270 to 630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
2.2 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
680 to 2470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
450 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
18
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
48 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
510 to 4780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.15 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 84.2 to 87.5
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
65 to 76
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 11.3 to 12.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0