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C95520 Bronze vs. AISI 316N Stainless Steel

C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 316N stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95520 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 316N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
190 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.6
9.0 to 39
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
620 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
270 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
19
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
95 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
180 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
22 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
14 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.5 to 81.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
61.9 to 71.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0