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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. CC480K Bronze

S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC480K 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 S32950 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC480K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
35
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 69.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.2
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5