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C63200 Bronze vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C63200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C63200 bronze and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 18
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 440
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 710
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 350
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
14
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 99
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 510
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.7 to 9.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 78.8 to 82.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 4.3
57.3 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 2.0
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 4.8
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0