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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. C93700 Bronze

S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C93700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
99
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
90
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 13
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
79
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0