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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. C31600 Bronze

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C31600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C31600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
6.7 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
270 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
80 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
30 to 58
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
11 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
0.7 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0.040 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.2 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4