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CC212E Bronze vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

CC212E bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC212E bronze and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
17
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 68 to 77
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
57.6 to 67.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 15
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 4.5
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0