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S20910 Stainless Steel vs. C31400 Bronze

S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C31400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C31400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 39
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 570
180 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 940
270 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 810
78 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 260
26 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1640
28 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
8.7 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
11 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
9.6 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 52.1 to 62.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.8 to 11.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4