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C87300 Bronze vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

C87300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C87300 bronze and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1400
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 6.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.4
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
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 95.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
60.8 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0