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S21904 Stainless Steel vs. C91600 Bronze

S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C91600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 300
84
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 51
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1000
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 910
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160 to 310
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 2070
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 36
9.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 29
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.9 to 89.1
Iron (Fe), % 59.5 to 67.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
1.2 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.7 to 10.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25