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C87200 Bronze vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87200 bronze and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
20
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
57.2 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0