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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. C92600 Bronze

S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C92600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 C92600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
74
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
86 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.3 to 10.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7