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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. C90900 Bronze

S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90900 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 C90900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

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 34
36
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
12 to 14
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6