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C86700 Bronze vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

C86700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21800 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 C86700 bronze and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
59.1 to 65.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 38
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0