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C64800 Bronze vs. S81921 Stainless Steel

C64800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S81921 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64800 bronze and the bottom bar is S81921 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Shear Strength, MPa 380
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 65
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
14
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1680
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.090
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 98.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
66.7 to 75.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0