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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C99600 Bronze

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
150
Elongation at Break, % 45
27 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
250 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
39 to 45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.2
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3