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C53400 Bronze vs. S31266 Stainless Steel

C53400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31266 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C53400 bronze and the bottom bar is S31266 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 69
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
37
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 91.8 to 95.7
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
34.1 to 46
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.2 to 6.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 24
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 5.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0