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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. C61000 Bronze

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61000 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 C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 11
29 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 790 to 1090
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
390 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240 to 1700
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 190
110 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
14 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
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 to 0.1
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
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5