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C61800 Bronze vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel

C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 321 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C61800 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 321 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
34 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
220 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
590 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
220 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
16
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
190 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
130 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 86.9 to 91
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
65.3 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0