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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. C53400 Bronze

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C53400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C53400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
91.8 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
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
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 5.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5