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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. CC331G Bronze

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC331G bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC331G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
97
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5