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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. C50100 Bronze

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C50100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 11
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 790 to 1090
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240 to 1700
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 190
82
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
9.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
98.6 to 99.49
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
0.010 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5