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C86500 Bronze vs. S42010 Stainless Steel

C86500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42010 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86500 bronze and the bottom bar is S42010 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 2.0
80.9 to 85.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.85
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.85
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
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