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C65500 Bronze vs. S41003 Stainless Steel

C65500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41003 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C65500 bronze and the bottom bar is S41003 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 70
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 440
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 450
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 790
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
83.4 to 89.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0