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C95520 Bronze vs. S31730 Stainless Steel

C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31730 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95520 bronze and the bottom bar is S31730 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.6
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.5 to 81.3
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
52.4 to 61
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
15 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0