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C53800 Bronze vs. S17600 Stainless Steel

C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S17600 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 S17600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
8.6 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470
560 to 880
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
940 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
15
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
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
13
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
70 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
850 to 4390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
34 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
28 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
31 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
71.3 to 77.6
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
6.0 to 7.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0