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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. C90300 Bronze

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90300 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 C90300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 9.0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6