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C51100 Bronze vs. AISI 316L Stainless Steel

C51100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C51100 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 316L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 50
9.0 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 67 to 93
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
370 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
530 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 700
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 20
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
19
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 140
77 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 38 to 2170
93 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 25
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 93.8 to 96.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
62 to 72
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0