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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. C86100 Bronze

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C86100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
66 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
2.5 to 5.0
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 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.3 to 25