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C63000 Bronze vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

C63000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63000 bronze and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 15
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 790
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 390
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 1040
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
18
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 82
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 640
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 11
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), % 76.8 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0