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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. C54400 Bronze

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5