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C86100 Bronze vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

C86100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C86100 bronze and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
6.8 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
13
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 66 to 68
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
71.9 to 79.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 17.3 to 25
0