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C62500 Bronze vs. S32950 Stainless Steel

C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32950 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 S32950 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Shear Strength, MPa 410
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
17
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 12.5 to 13.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 5.5
60.3 to 69.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
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
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0