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S30452 Stainless Steel vs. C95520 Bronze

S30452 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95520 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 C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 73.8
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
4.2 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5