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C62400 Bronze vs. S39277 Stainless Steel

C62400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S39277 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 C62400 bronze and the bottom bar is S39277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 730
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 350
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
16
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 27
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 77
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 550
1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 26
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 82.8 to 88
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.5
56.8 to 64.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.23 to 0.33
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0