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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. C54400 Bronze

S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 77
67 to 93
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12 to 26

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5