MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

S32506 Stainless Steel vs. C94900 Bronze

S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32506 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94900 bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
9.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79 to 81
Iron (Fe), % 60.8 to 67.4
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.2
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Tungsten (W), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8