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C90300 Bronze vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

C90300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C90300 bronze and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
20
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
57.2 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0