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C93400 Bronze vs. AISI 420 Stainless Steel

C93400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 420 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 C93400 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 420 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
690 to 1720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
380 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
88 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
380 to 4410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
25 to 62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
22 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
25 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
82.3 to 87.9
Lead (Pb), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0