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S32506 Stainless Steel vs. C95500 Bronze

S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95500 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 C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 21
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
320 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
58 to 61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
420 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 60.8 to 67.4
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.2
3.0 to 5.5
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 0.5