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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. C67000 Bronze

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C67000 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 C67000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 11
5.6 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 790 to 1090
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
660 to 880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240 to 1700
350 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 190
43 to 62
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
23 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
21 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
21 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
63 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 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
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
21.8 to 32.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5