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C53800 Bronze vs. S13800 Stainless Steel

C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S13800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is S13800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
11 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470
610 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
980 to 1730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
660 to 1580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
15
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
150 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
1090 to 5490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
35 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
28 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
33 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.3 to 13.2
Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
73.6 to 77.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
7.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0