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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. C64700 Bronze

S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C64700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 C64700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
44
Shear Strength, MPa 590
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
95.8 to 98
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
1.6 to 2.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5