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S38100 Stainless Steel vs. C62500 Bronze

S38100 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 84
29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 400
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
12.5 to 13.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 64
3.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5