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C86300 Bronze vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

C86300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32506 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 C86300 bronze and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1400
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 9.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1030
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 66
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
60.8 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 22 to 28
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0