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C63020 Bronze vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45503 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63020 bronze and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
4.6 to 6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Shear Strength, MPa 600
940 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
1430 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
82 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.7 to 81.8
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
72.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0