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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. C94800 Bronze

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94800 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 C94800 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
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
58
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
4.5 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3