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C38500 Bronze vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C38500 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 C38500 bronze and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
14
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 78
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 59
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
57.3 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.5
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), % 36.7 to 42.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0