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C62400 Bronze vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

C62400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C62400 bronze and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
3.4 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
790 to 1090
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 730
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 350
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
17
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 77
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 26
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 82.8 to 88
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.5
71.5 to 79.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0