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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. C61300 Bronze

S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61300 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 C61300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
34 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Shear Strength, MPa 480
370 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
550 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
55
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
150 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
230 to 410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
88 to 91.8
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 69.4
2.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.2
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2