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S30452 Stainless Steel vs. C53800 Bronze

S30452 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30452 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 440
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 73.8
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.030
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
13.1 to 13.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2