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C50100 Bronze vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38100 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C50100 bronze and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 180
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
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
20
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
13

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.49
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
57.9 to 64
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0