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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. C95520 Bronze

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 500
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 11
2.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240 to 1700
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 190
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
4.2 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5