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C63020 Bronze vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41050 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 S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2320
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
10.5 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.7 to 81.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
84.2 to 88.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
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