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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. CC496K Bronze

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC496K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC496K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
72
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
97
Elongation at Break, % 45
8.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
99

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
340
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
50
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
8.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
72 to 79.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.5 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0