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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. C62500 Bronze

S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Shear Strength, MPa 480
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
26
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
12.5 to 13.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 69.4
3.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
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
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5