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S30452 Stainless Steel vs. C63600 Bronze

S30452 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30452 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 88
71 to 84
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 440
320 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 73.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.7 to 1.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5