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S32506 Stainless Steel vs. CC493K Bronze

S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC493K bronze belongs to the copper 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 S32506 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC493K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 21
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 60.8 to 67.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.2
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.2 to 8.0
Tungsten (W), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 5.0