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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. C87200 Bronze

S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87200 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 S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 5.0