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C60800 Bronze vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

C60800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38100 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 C60800 bronze and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 55
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
76
Shear Strength, MPa 290
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 80
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
20
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.35
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 92.5 to 95
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
57.9 to 64
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0