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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. C52100 Bronze

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C52100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C52100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
380 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
34
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
12 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
13 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89.8 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5