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C53400 Bronze vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

C53400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C53400 bronze and the bottom bar is S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 67 to 93
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 69
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
19
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 91.8 to 95.7
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 5.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0