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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. C63020 Bronze

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C63020 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
44
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
63
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
74.7 to 81.8
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
4.2 to 6.0
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 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5