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S32506 Stainless Steel vs. C86500 Bronze

S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86500 bronze belongs to the copper 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 S32506 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C86500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 60.8 to 67.4
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.2
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0