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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C95700 Bronze

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95700 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 C95700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
26
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.0 to 8.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
71 to 78.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
11 to 14
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
1.5 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5