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C62500 Bronze vs. S42035 Stainless Steel

C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42035 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 S42035 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 29
76
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0
100
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
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 12.5 to 13.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 5.5
78.1 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0