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C62500 Bronze vs. S32654 Stainless Steel

C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C62500 bronze and the bottom bar is S32654 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
82
Shear Strength, MPa 410
590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
34
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 12.5 to 13.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 84
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 5.5
38.3 to 45.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0