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C65400 Bronze vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

C65400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38100 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C65400 bronze and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.6 to 47
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 82 to 120
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 530
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1060
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 910
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
20
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 480
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 3640
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 34
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 39
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.010 to 0.12
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 93.8 to 96.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
57.9 to 64
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.7 to 3.4
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.2 to 1.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0