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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C95600 Bronze

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C95600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
88 to 92.2
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.8 to 3.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0