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C65100 Bronze vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

C65100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C65100 bronze and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.4 to 50
6.8 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 350
540 to 870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 560
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 95 to 440
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 57
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
13
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 39 to 820
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 18
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 19
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 94.5 to 99.2
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
71.9 to 79.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0