S41045 Stainless Steel vs. C62400 Bronze
S41045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62400 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 S41045 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C62400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
11 to 14 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
42 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 280 | |
420 to 440 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 | |
690 to 730 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
270 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
230 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 740 | |
220 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1040 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1030 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
59 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
12 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.5 | |
27 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
3.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
53 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
400 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 92 | |
68 to 77 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 | |
320 to 550 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
23 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
21 to 22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.8 | |
16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
25 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
10 to 11.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 13 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
82.8 to 88 |
Iron (Fe), % | 83.8 to 88 | |
2.0 to 4.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |