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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. C52400 Bronze

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C52400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C52400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 80
50 to 100
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
35
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
14 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17 to 32

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
87.8 to 91
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
9.0 to 11
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5