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C63020 Bronze vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C63020 bronze and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
6.8 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Shear Strength, MPa 600
540 to 870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
13
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2320
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
14 to 15.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.7 to 81.8
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
71.9 to 79.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0