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S35045 Stainless Steel vs. C52400 Bronze

S35045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C52400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S35045 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C52400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
35
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
14 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17 to 32

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
87.8 to 91
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
9.0 to 11
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5