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C86100 Bronze vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

C86100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86100 bronze and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
18
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 66 to 68
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 17.3 to 25
0