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C63000 Bronze vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C63000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63000 bronze and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 15
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 790
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 390
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 82
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 76.8 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0