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.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
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 |