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S20910 Stainless Steel vs. C62400 Bronze

S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62400 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 C62400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 39
11 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 570
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 940
690 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 810
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 260
68 to 77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1640
320 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
25 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82.8 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 52.1 to 62.1
2.0 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
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 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5