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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. C51900 Bronze

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C51900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C51900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
14 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 80
42 to 91
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Shear Strength, MPa 320
320 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
380 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
390 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
55 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
680 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
91.7 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0 to 0.1
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5