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C65100 Bronze vs. S32950 Stainless Steel

C65100 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C65100 bronze and the bottom bar is S32950 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.4 to 50
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 350
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 560
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 95 to 440
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 57
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
17
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 39 to 820
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 19
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 94.5 to 99.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
60.3 to 69.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
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), % 0.8 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0