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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. C40500 Penny Bronze

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C40500 penny bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C40500 penny bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 11
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 790 to 1090
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
270 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240 to 1700
79 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 190
16 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
8.5 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
10 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.1 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5