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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. CC481K Bronze

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC481K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC481K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 46
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
35
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87 to 89.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
10 to 11.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5