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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. C63800 Bronze

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C63800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
7.9 to 41
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
320 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
460 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
15 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
15 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.5 to 3.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.4 to 95.8
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 2.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5