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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. C94400 Bronze

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94400 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 C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 21
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
60
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0 to 0.15
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
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 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8