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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. C87200 Bronze

S44537 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0 to 2.5
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
1.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 5.0