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S39274 Stainless Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

S39274 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S39274 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
92
Elongation at Break, % 17
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 57 to 65.6
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.24 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2