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C87300 Bronze vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

C87300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87300 bronze and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
20
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 95.7
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
56.9 to 60.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 5.0
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.013
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0