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C66100 Bronze vs. S42030 Stainless Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42030 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is S42030 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
10
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
77.6 to 85
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0