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S46910 Stainless Steel vs. C62400 Bronze

S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 C62400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 11
11 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 1410
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2470
690 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 2290
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48 to 130
68 to 77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 4780
320 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 86
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 51
21 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 84
25 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.5
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
82.8 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 76
2.0 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
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 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants