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S41425 Stainless Steel vs. C53400 Bronze

S41425 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C53400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41425 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C53400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 920
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
91.8 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 74 to 81.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5