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C62500 Bronze vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C62500 bronze and the bottom bar is S31060 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
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 29
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
18
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 12.5 to 13.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 5.5
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0