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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. C61900 Bronze

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61900 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 C61900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
21 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
370 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
570 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1040
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
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
110 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
18 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.6 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
3.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5