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C50100 Bronze vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C50100 bronze and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 180
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
15
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.49
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
72.6 to 76.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0