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C91700 Bronze vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C91700 bronze and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
20
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 84.2 to 87.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
60.8 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 11.3 to 12.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0