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C95520 Bronze vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel

C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 321 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 321 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.6
34 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
590 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
220 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
16
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
190 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
130 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.5 to 81.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
65.3 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0