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C52400 Bronze vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

C52400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 50 to 100
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
19
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0