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C50100 Bronze vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 446 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 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 180
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 55
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
12
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
19

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.49
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
69.2 to 77
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0