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C63020 Bronze vs. S32001 Stainless Steel

C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32001 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 S32001 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Shear Strength, MPa 600
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2320
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
19.5 to 21.5
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
66.6 to 75.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
1.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.17
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