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C63020 Bronze vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08332 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63020 bronze and the bottom bar is N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2320
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
17 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.7 to 81.8
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0