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C86200 Bronze vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C86200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86200 bronze and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
14
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 4.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 66
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
57.3 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 22 to 28
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0