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C61400 Bronze vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

C61400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61400 bronze and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 40
17 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 380
510 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 570
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 270
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 67
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
15
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160 to 170
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 310
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 19
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 92.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
59.5 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0