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C61500 Bronze vs. AISI 301LN Stainless Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 301LN 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 301LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
23 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
450 to 670
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
630 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
270 to 770

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
1380
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
2.4
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
220 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
180 to 1520
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 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
21 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
4.0
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 77.9
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
0.070 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