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C63800 Bronze vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C63800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63800 bronze and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 41
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 500
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1010
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
14
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 33
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 26
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 95.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
57.3 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0