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C86800 Bronze vs. S31260 Stainless Steel

C86800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31260 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86800 bronze and the bottom bar is S31260 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 53.5 to 57
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.5
59.6 to 67.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.5 to 4.0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 28.3 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0