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C91600 Bronze vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
14
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
57.3 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0