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C53800 Bronze vs. S32808 Stainless Steel

C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32808 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 C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is S32808 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
81
Shear Strength, MPa 470
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 27.9
Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
58.1 to 62.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
7.0 to 8.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.1 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0