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C63020 Bronze vs. S31266 Stainless Steel

C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31266 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63020 bronze and the bottom bar is S31266 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
81
Shear Strength, MPa 600
590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
37
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2320
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.7 to 81.8
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
34.1 to 46
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.2 to 6.2
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
21 to 24
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0