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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. C95500 Bronze

S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95500 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 C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
320 to 470

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
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
58 to 61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
420 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 69.4
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.2
3.0 to 5.5
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