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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. C95410 Bronze

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95410 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C95410 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
9.1 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
260 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
57 to 64
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
20 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 85.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
1.5 to 2.5
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
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5