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C61800 Bronze vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61800 bronze and the bottom bar is S30615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 89
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Shear Strength, MPa 310
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
19
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 11
0.8 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 86.9 to 91
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
56.7 to 65.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13.5 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
3.2 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0