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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C95400 Bronze

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95400 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 C95400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
160 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
8.1 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
240 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
27
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
48 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
250 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 1.5
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
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5