MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C94100 Bronze vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

C94100 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 C94100 bronze and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 92
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.8
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
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 8.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
20
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 97
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.1
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 72 to 79
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
57.2 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 18 to 22
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
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 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0