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S40975 Stainless Steel vs. C94400 Bronze

S40975 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94400 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 S40975 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 22
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 95
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
60
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.3

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), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 89
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8