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C63020 Bronze vs. S32654 Stainless Steel

C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32654 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 S32654 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
82
Shear Strength, MPa 600
590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
34
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2320
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
24 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.7 to 81.8
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
38.3 to 45.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0