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C92800 Bronze vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

C92800 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C92800 bronze and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
20
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 430
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.5
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 82
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
57.2 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 15 to 17
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0