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C62500 Bronze vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

C62500 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 C62500 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, % 1.0
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 29
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Shear Strength, MPa 410
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
19
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 12.5 to 13.5
0.8 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 5.5
56.7 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13.5 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.2 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0