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C61300 Bronze vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

C61300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61300 bronze and the bottom bar is N08135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 40
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 390
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 580
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
39
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 190
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 410
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 19
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 91.8
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 3.0
30.2 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
33 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0