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S35045 Stainless Steel vs. C62500 Bronze

S35045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S35045 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 39
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Shear Strength, MPa 370
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
26
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
12.5 to 13.5
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 29.4 to 42.6
3.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 37
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5