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C94500 Bronze vs. S42010 Stainless Steel

C94500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42010 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C94500 bronze and the bottom bar is S42010 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 92
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
8.5
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 37
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.4
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.7
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 66.7 to 78
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
80.9 to 85.6
Lead (Pb), % 16 to 22
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.85
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.85
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), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0