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C86100 Bronze vs. S44535 Stainless Steel

C86100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44535 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C86100 bronze and the bottom bar is S44535 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 66 to 68
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
73.2 to 79.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0.3 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.030 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 17.3 to 25
0