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C62500 Bronze vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38100 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 S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 29
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1350
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
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
20
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 12.5 to 13.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 5.5
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0