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C51100 Bronze vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C51100 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C51100 bronze and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 50
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 700
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
15
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 140
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 93.8 to 96.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
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), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.9
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0