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C62500 Bronze vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C62500 bronze and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
14
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 12.5 to 13.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 5.5
57.3 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0