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S46910 Stainless Steel vs. C61800 Bronze

S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 11
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 1020
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 1410
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2470
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 2290
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48 to 130
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 4780
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 86
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 51
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 84
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.5
8.5 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
86.9 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 76
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5