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C38500 Bronze vs. S32001 Stainless Steel

C38500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32001 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C38500 bronze and the bottom bar is S32001 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
78
Shear Strength, MPa 230
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
12
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 78
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 59
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
66.6 to 75.5
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.17
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 36.7 to 42.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0