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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. C87600 Bronze

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C87600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
190
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
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
88 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
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
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
3.5 to 5.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 7.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5