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C86800 Bronze vs. S42010 Stainless Steel

C86800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42010 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86800 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, % 22
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
310
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
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 53.5 to 57
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.5
80.9 to 85.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.85
Nickel (Ni), % 2.5 to 4.0
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), % 28.3 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0