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C64210 Bronze vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

C64210 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44537 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 C64210 bronze and the bottom bar is S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 35
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 77
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Shear Strength, MPa 380
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
19
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.3 to 7.0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 92.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0