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C63000 Bronze vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

C63000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44537 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 S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 15
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 790
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 390
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.6
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
19
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 82
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 640
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 76.8 to 85
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0