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C66100 Bronze vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C66100 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 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, % 8.0 to 40
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
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 1050
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
72.6 to 76.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
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