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C92500 Bronze vs. S41045 Stainless Steel

C92500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C92500 bronze and the bottom bar is S41045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 88
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
83.8 to 88
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 10 to 12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0