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C66100 Bronze vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S20161 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
12
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
65.6 to 73.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0