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C66100 Bronze vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42300 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 S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
650
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
82 to 85.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0