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C95400 Bronze vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

C95400 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 C95400 bronze and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 200
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.1 to 16
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 360
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
20
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48 to 75
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 560
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
60.8 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0