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C95500 Bronze vs. S32803 Stainless Steel

C95500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32803 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95500 bronze and the bottom bar is S32803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 10
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 850
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 470
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
19
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58 to 61
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 950
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 29
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
62.9 to 67.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
3.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0035
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0