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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. C63200 Bronze

S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63200 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 S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C63200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 25
17 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 77
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Shear Strength, MPa 300
390 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
640 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
95 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
400 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.7 to 9.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78.8 to 82.6
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
3.5 to 4.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
4.0 to 4.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5