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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. C22600 Bronze

S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C22600 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 S32950 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C22600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.5 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Shear Strength, MPa 480
220 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
330 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
270 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
14 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
330 to 1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 69.4
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2