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S20432 Stainless Steel vs. C93400 Bronze

S20432 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20432 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C93400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
82 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0