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C22600 Bronze vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C22600 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 C22600 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, % 2.5 to 33
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 320
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 570
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 490
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
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 14 to 100
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1070
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 18
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
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), % 10.7 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0