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C61800 Bronze vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35500 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 S35500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
690 to 730
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Shear Strength, MPa 310
810 to 910
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
1330 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
1200 to 1280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
16
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
180 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
3610 to 4100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
47 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
34 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
44 to 49

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 86.9 to 91
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
73.2 to 77.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0