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C94500 Bronze vs. S44800 Stainless Steel

C94500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C94500 bronze and the bottom bar is S44800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 50
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 92
210
Elongation at Break, % 12
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
19
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 37
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
15
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
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.7
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 66.7 to 78
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
62.6 to 66.5
Lead (Pb), % 16 to 22
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0