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C87700 Bronze vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C87700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C87700 bronze and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.6
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
14
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.6
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
57.3 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.8
0