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C86500 Bronze vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

C86500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86500 bronze and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
17 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 2.0
59.5 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 1.5
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
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