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S32506 Stainless Steel vs. C99600 Bronze

S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32506 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
150
Elongation at Break, % 21
27 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
250 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 60.8 to 67.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
39 to 45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.2
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3