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S20910 Stainless Steel vs. C61900 Bronze

S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61900 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 C61900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 39
21 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 570
370 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 940
570 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 810
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
79
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 260
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1640
230 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.6 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 52.1 to 62.1
3.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
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
0 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5