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C51000 Bronze vs. S32950 Stainless Steel

C51000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C51000 bronze and the bottom bar is S32950 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 64
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 460
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 780
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 750
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 77
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
17
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.0 to 490
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 75 to 2490
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 25
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 28
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 92.9 to 95.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
60.3 to 69.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0