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C86500 Bronze vs. S20433 Stainless Steel

C86500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S20433 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 C86500 bronze and the bottom bar is S20433 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 2.0
64.1 to 72.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 1.5
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 36 to 42
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0