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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. C61800 Bronze

S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
44
Shear Strength, MPa 590
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
64
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
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
86.9 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5