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S40920 Stainless Steel vs. C93900 Bronze

S40920 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93900 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 S40920 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C93900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
95
Elongation at Break, % 22
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
9.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 97
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
5.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
8.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
7.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76.5 to 79.5
Iron (Fe), % 85.1 to 89.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
14 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1