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S20433 Stainless Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

S20433 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 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 S20433 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
92
Elongation at Break, % 46
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 72.4
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2