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S31266 Stainless Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

S31266 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31266 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
92
Elongation at Break, % 40
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 34.1 to 46
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.2 to 6.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 24
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2