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C50100 Bronze vs. AISI 316 Stainless Steel

C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C50100 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 316 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
8.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 180
350 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
520 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82
230 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 55
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
19
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
85 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
130 to 1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
18 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
11 to 26

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.49
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
62 to 72
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0