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S40910 Stainless Steel vs. C95400 Bronze

S40910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95400 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 S40910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C95400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
160 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
8.1 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
240 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
48 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
250 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 85 to 89.5
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.17
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5