C67400 Bronze vs. S46500 Stainless Steel
C67400 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C67400 bronze and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 28 | |
2.3 to 14 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
75 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 350 | |
730 to 1120 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 610 | |
1260 to 1930 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 370 | |
1120 to 1810 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
780 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 890 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
15 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
3.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
51 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
120 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
43 to 210 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 22 | |
44 to 68 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 20 | |
33 to 44 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 20 | |
44 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
11 to 12.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 57 to 60 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
72.6 to 76.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 2.0 to 3.5 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.75 to 1.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
10.7 to 11.3 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 1.8 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 31.1 to 40 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |