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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. C95820 Bronze

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95820 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 C95820 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 46
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
29
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 10
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
77.5 to 82.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
4.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
4.5 to 5.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8