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S20432 Stainless Steel vs. C61500 Bronze

S20432 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61500 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 C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 400
350 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.7 to 8.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Manganese (Mn), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
1.8 to 2.2
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