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C95520 Bronze vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C95520 bronze and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.6
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
18
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.5 to 81.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
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