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C86100 Bronze vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

C86100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C86100 bronze and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12
Copper (Cu), % 66 to 68
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
82 to 85.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
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), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 17.3 to 25
0