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S46910 Stainless Steel vs. C95200 Bronze

S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95200 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 C95200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270 to 630
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 11
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2470
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 2290
190

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
430
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
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48 to 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 4780
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 86
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 51
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 84
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.5
8.5 to 9.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 76
2.5 to 4.0
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
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0