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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. C95300 Bronze

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C95300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 46
14 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
520 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
190 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
28
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
73 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
170 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
17 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
17 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86.5 to 90.2
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
0.8 to 1.5
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0