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C95520 Bronze vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S20161 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 C95520 bronze and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.6
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
15 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.5 to 81.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
65.6 to 73.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0