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C51100 Bronze vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

C51100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C51100 bronze and the bottom bar is N08135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 50
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 700
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
39
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 140
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 38 to 2170
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 93.8 to 96.5
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
30.2 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.9
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0