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C31600 Bronze vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

C31600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C31600 bronze and the bottom bar is S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 28
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 270
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 460
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 390
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 58
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 690
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 15
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 15
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 16
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
84.2 to 88.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.2
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.045
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