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C86800 Bronze vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

C86800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86800 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, % 22
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 53.5 to 57
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.5
57.2 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 2.5 to 4.0
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 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.3 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0