S46910 Stainless Steel vs. C95410 Bronze
S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95410 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 C95410 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 270 to 630 | |
160 to 200 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 to 11 | |
9.1 to 13 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 680 to 2470 | |
620 to 740 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 to 2290 | |
260 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
230 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 810 | |
230 |
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 | |
28 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.1 | |
3.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 55 | |
54 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
390 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 to 130 | |
57 to 64 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 510 to 4780 | |
280 to 630 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.8 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 86 | |
21 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 51 | |
20 to 22 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 84 | |
22 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 | |
83 to 85.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 65 to 76 | |
3.0 to 5.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
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 0.5 |