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C63020 Bronze vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Shear Strength, MPa 600
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1410
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
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
11 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
72.6 to 76.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0