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C86300 Bronze vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

C86300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86300 bronze and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1030
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 66
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
57.6 to 67.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 22 to 28
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0