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C63020 Bronze vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41041 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63020 bronze and the bottom bar is S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2320
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
11.5 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.7 to 81.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
84.5 to 87.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
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