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C50100 Bronze vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35500 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 C50100 bronze and the bottom bar is S35500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 180
810 to 910
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
1330 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82
1200 to 1280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 55
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
16
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
180 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
3610 to 4100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
47 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
34 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
44 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.49
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
73.2 to 77.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0