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C86100 Bronze vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

C86100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21603 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 C86100 bronze and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
17
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 66 to 68
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
57.6 to 67.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 17.3 to 25
0