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C31600 Bronze vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C31600 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C31600 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, % 6.7 to 28
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 270
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 460
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 390
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 1010
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
14
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 58
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 690
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 15
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 15
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 16
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
57.3 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.2
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 5.2 to 10.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0