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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. C93800 Bronze

S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93800 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 C93800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
96
Elongation at Break, % 21
9.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
70
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
8.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
75 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
13 to 16
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.3 to 7.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0