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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. C61500 Bronze

S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61500 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 S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
42
Shear Strength, MPa 590
350 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.7 to 8.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
1.8 to 2.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5