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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. C62300 Bronze

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62300 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 C62300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 11
18 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 790 to 1090
360 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
570 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240 to 1700
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
230
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
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 190
95 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
18 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
83.2 to 89.5
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5