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C93200 Bronze vs. S31655 Stainless Steel

C93200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31655 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C93200 bronze and the bottom bar is S31655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 65
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
17
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.7
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 85
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
63.2 to 71.9
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 6.3 to 7.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0