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S46910 Stainless Steel vs. C63000 Bronze

S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63000 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 C63000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 11
7.9 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 1410
400 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2470
660 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 2290
330 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48 to 130
47 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 4780
470 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 86
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 51
20 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 84
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.5
9.0 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
76.8 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 76
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
4.0 to 5.5
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
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants