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C53800 Bronze vs. S35140 Stainless Steel

C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35140 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is S35140 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Shear Strength, MPa 470
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
44.1 to 52.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
1.0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
25 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0