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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. C61400 Bronze

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61400 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 C61400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 11
34 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 790 to 1090
370 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
540 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240 to 1700
220 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 190
160 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
17 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
86 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
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 to 0.015
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
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5