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C31400 Bronze vs. S13800 Stainless Steel

C31400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S13800 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 C31400 bronze and the bottom bar is S13800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
11 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 240
610 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 420
980 to 1730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 310
660 to 1580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 26 to 59
150 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 420
1090 to 5490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 13
35 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 14
28 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.6 to 15
33 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.3 to 13.2
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
73.6 to 77.3
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
7.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Zinc (Zn), % 5.8 to 11.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0