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S20432 Stainless Steel vs. C60800 Bronze

S20432 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C60800 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 S20432 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C60800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
46
Shear Strength, MPa 400
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
80
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
92.5 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5