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S20161 Stainless Steel vs. C90200 Bronze

S20161 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20161 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C90200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 46
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
34
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 360
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
55
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
91 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 73.9
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6