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C63600 Bronze vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

C63600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30452 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63600 bronze and the bottom bar is S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30 to 66
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 71 to 84
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 360
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 540
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 260
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 57
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
15
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 290
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 300
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 93 to 96.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
66.3 to 73.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0