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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. C38500 Bronze

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C38500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 11
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
37
Shear Strength, MPa 790 to 1090
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240 to 1700
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
22
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 190
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5