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C62300 Bronze vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C62300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C62300 bronze and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 32
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 390
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 630
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
15
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 150
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 21
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.2 to 89.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0