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S40977 Stainless Steel vs. C40500 Penny Bronze

S40977 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C40500 penny bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 S40977 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C40500 penny bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 76
46 to 82
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 320
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
270 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
79 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
16 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
28 to 1200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
8.5 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
10 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.1 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5