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C95300 Bronze vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C95300 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 C95300 bronze and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 25
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 610
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 310
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
15
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 100
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 21
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 86.5 to 90.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.5
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0