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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. C90300 Bronze

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90300 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 C90300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0 to 0.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 9.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6