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C63000 Bronze vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

C63000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41050 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 S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 15
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 790
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 390
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 82
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 640
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 76.8 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
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