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S30441 Stainless Steel vs. C94900 Bronze

S30441 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30441 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
9.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
79 to 81
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.7
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
4.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8