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C86400 Bronze vs. S30441 Stainless Steel

C86400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30441 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 C86400 bronze and the bottom bar is S30441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 56 to 62
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 2.0
62 to 71.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 34 to 42
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0