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C22600 Bronze vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

C22600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C22600 bronze and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 33
17 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 320
510 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 570
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 490
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
15
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
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
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1070
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 18
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
59.5 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
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