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C52400 Bronze vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

C52400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
31
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
43.1 to 51.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.21 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0