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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. C51100 Bronze

S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C51100 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 S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C51100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
42
Shear Strength, MPa 590
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
330 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
93 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
32
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
18 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
38 to 2170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
93.8 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5