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C94400 Bronze vs. S17700 Stainless Steel

C94400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S17700 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 C94400 bronze and the bottom bar is S17700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
180 to 430
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
1.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
1180 to 1650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
430 to 1210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
13
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
15 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60
460 to 3750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
42 to 59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
32 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3
39 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.75 to 1.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 76.1 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
70.5 to 76.8
Lead (Pb), % 9.0 to 12
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
6.5 to 7.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
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