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C64800 Bronze vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

C64800 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64800 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, % 8.0
4.6 to 6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Shear Strength, MPa 380
940 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
1430 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
15
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51
82 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.090
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 98.8
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
72.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0