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S66286 Stainless Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

S66286 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S66286 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
92
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1020
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 670
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 200
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1150
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 36
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 22
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 59.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.4
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2