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S44535 Stainless Steel vs. C86800 Bronze

S44535 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 S44535 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C86800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 28
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
53.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 79.6
1.0 to 2.5
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.030 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0