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C54400 Bronze vs. S31100 Stainless Steel

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31100 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is S31100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
1000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
16
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
63.6 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 1.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0