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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. C86700 Bronze

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C86700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 46
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
23
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
1.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0