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C63800 Bronze vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

C63800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63800 bronze and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 41
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 500
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1010
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
20
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 33
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 95.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
60.8 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.1
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0