AWS E3155 vs. C63200 Bronze
AWS E3155 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 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 AWS E3155 and the bottom bar is C63200 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 640 to 710 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1060 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.7 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 55 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 380 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.3 | |
| 9.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 22 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 8.7 to 9.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 22.5 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 18.5 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 78.8 to 82.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 23.3 to 36.3 | |
| 3.5 to 4.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 1.2 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 4.0 to 4.8 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.75 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |