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C86800 Bronze vs. S30441 Stainless Steel

C86800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30441 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86800 bronze and the bottom bar is S30441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 53.5 to 57
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.5
62 to 71.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.5 to 4.0
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 to 1.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 28.3 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0