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C62300 Bronze vs. S82031 Stainless Steel

C62300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S82031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C62300 bronze and the bottom bar is S82031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 32
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 390
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 630
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 54
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 150
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 430
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 21
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 83.2 to 89.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
68 to 78.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0