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S21800 Stainless Steel vs. C64700 Bronze

S21800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C64700 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 S21800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C64700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
44
Shear Strength, MPa 510
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
31
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.8 to 98
Iron (Fe), % 59.1 to 65.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
1.6 to 2.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5