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C95820 Bronze vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

C95820 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C95820 bronze and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
20
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 10
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 77.5 to 82.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.0
60.8 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.8
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.8
0