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C94400 Bronze vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

C94400 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 C94400 bronze and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
20
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 76.1 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
60.8 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 9.0 to 12
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0