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C86100 Bronze vs. S31254 Stainless Steel

C86100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31254 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86100 bronze and the bottom bar is S31254 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 66 to 68
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
51.4 to 56.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 17.3 to 25
0