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C51000 Bronze vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C51000 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C51000 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, % 2.7 to 64
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 460
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 780
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 750
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
14
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.0 to 490
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 75 to 2490
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 25
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 21
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 28
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 92.9 to 95.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
57.3 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
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), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0