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S35045 Stainless Steel vs. C51100 Bronze

S35045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C51100 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 S35045 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C51100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 39
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Shear Strength, MPa 370
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
330 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
93 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
32
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
18 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
38 to 2170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
93.8 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 29.4 to 42.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 37
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.9
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5