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C64700 Bronze vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C64700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64700 bronze and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Shear Strength, MPa 390
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
14
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 95.8 to 98
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
57.3 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.2
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0