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C61000 Bronze vs. S31266 Stainless Steel

C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31266 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 C61000 bronze and the bottom bar is S31266 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 29 to 50
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 300
590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 460
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 190
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 69
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
37
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 160
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 160
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 90.2 to 94
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
34.1 to 46
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.2 to 6.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 24
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0