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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. C86100 Bronze

S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C86100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
66 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.3 to 25