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C22000 Bronze vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C22000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C22000 bronze and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.9 to 45
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 300
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 520
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 500
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
14
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.7 to 230
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 1110
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1 to 17
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 17
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8 to 18
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 91
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
57.3 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 11
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0