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C63020 Bronze vs. S32808 Stainless Steel

C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32808 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 S32808 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
81
Shear Strength, MPa 600
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
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
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2320
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
27 to 27.9
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.7 to 81.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
58.1 to 62.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
7.0 to 8.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.1 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0