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C65500 Bronze vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C65500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C65500 bronze and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 70
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 440
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 450
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
72.6 to 76.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.8
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0