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C95520 Bronze vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95520 bronze and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.6
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.5 to 81.3
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
43.1 to 51.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.21 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0