S15500 Stainless Steel vs. C95410 Bronze
S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95410 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C95410 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 290 to 430 | |
160 to 200 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 16 | |
9.1 to 13 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 890 to 1490 | |
620 to 740 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 590 to 1310 | |
260 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
230 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 820 | |
230 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1040 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
1030 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
59 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
13 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
28 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
3.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
54 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
390 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 120 | |
57 to 64 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 890 to 4460 | |
280 to 630 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.8 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 53 | |
21 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 37 | |
20 to 22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 30 to 50 | |
22 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
10 to 11.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 15.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 4.5 | |
83 to 85.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 71.9 to 79.9 | |
3.0 to 5.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.15 to 0.45 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |