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S20161 Stainless Steel vs. C92800 Bronze

S20161 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C92800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 S20161 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C92800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 46
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
36
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
430

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 360
2.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 73.9
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
15 to 17
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7