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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. CC331G Bronze

S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC331G bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 S32550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC331G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
61
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 3.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
83 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5