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C31600 Bronze vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

C31600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30452 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C31600 bronze and the bottom bar is S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 28
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 270
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 460
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 390
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 58
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 690
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 15
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 15
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
66.3 to 73.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.2
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 5.2 to 10.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0