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C61800 Bronze vs. AISI 204 Stainless Steel

C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 204 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61800 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 204 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
320 to 720
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310
500 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
730 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
380 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
240 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
360 to 2940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
27 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
16 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 86.9 to 91
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
69.6 to 76.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0