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S20910 Stainless Steel vs. C53800 Bronze

S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C53800 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 C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 39
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 570
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 940
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 810
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 260
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1640
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 52.1 to 62.1
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.060
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.030
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
13.1 to 13.9
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2