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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. C61500 Bronze

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61500 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 C61500 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 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 790 to 1090
350 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240 to 1700
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 190
27 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
16 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.7 to 8.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
1.8 to 2.2
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5