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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C86800 Bronze

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86800 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 S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C86800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
53.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
1.0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
2.5 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0