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C61400 Bronze vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

C61400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61400 bronze and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 40
3.4 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 380
790 to 1090
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 570
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 270
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
17
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160 to 170
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 19
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 92.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
71.5 to 79.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0