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S20432 Stainless Steel vs. C50100 Bronze

S20432 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20432 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C50100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 400
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
55

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
9.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
98.6 to 99.49
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.010 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5