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C61900 Bronze vs. S32808 Stainless Steel

C61900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32808 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 C61900 bronze and the bottom bar is S32808 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 32
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 410
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 650
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 79
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 150
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 430
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 27.9
Copper (Cu), % 83.6 to 88.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 4.5
58.1 to 62.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.0 to 8.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.6
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.1 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0