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C52100 Bronze vs. S35315 Stainless Steel

C52100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35315 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 C52100 bronze and the bottom bar is S35315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 45 to 100
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 800
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
34
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 28
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 89.8 to 93
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
33.6 to 40.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0