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C86100 Bronze vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

C86100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86100 bronze and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
20
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 66 to 68
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
57.2 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 17.3 to 25
0