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S32050 Stainless Steel vs. C91000 Bronze

S32050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91000 bronze belongs to the copper 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 S32050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C91000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 46
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
37
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 23
0 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.21 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
14 to 16
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6