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C91100 Bronze vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C91100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91100 bronze and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
15
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 69
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 440
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
72.6 to 76.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 15 to 17
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0