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C86800 Bronze vs. S31730 Stainless Steel

C86800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31730 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 S31730 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 53.5 to 57
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.5
52.4 to 61
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.5 to 4.0
15 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.3 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0