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C86800 Bronze vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

C86800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S64512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86800 bronze and the bottom bar is S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 53.5 to 57
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.5
80.6 to 84.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.5 to 4.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 28.3 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0