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S45000 Stainless Steel vs. C86100 Bronze

S45000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C86100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 14
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1410
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1310
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 160
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4400
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 50
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 47
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.8
66 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 72.1 to 79.3
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.3 to 25