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C61500 Bronze vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 301L 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 C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
22 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
440 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
620 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
250 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
13
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
160 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
70.7 to 78
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0