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C61400 Bronze vs. S32950 Stainless Steel

C61400 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61400 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, % 34 to 40
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 380
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 570
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 270
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 67
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
17
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160 to 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 310
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 19
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 92.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
60.3 to 69.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
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 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0