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C62300 Bronze vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

C62300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41050 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 C62300 bronze and the bottom bar is S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 32
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 390
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 630
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 54
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 150
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 430
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.2 to 89.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0