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S32506 Stainless Steel vs. C95300 Bronze

S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32506 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C95300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
14 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
520 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
190 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
73 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
170 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86.5 to 90.2
Iron (Fe), % 60.8 to 67.4
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.2
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
Tungsten (W), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0