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C61500 Bronze vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45503 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
4.6 to 6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
940 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
1430 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
82 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
72.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0