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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. C64700 Bronze

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C64700 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 C64700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
44
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
57
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.8 to 98
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
1.6 to 2.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5