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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. C53800 Bronze

S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C53800 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 S32950 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Shear Strength, MPa 480
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 69.4
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.060
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.2
0 to 0.030
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
13.1 to 13.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2