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S17700 Stainless Steel vs. C65100 Bronze

S17700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C65100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S17700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C65100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 23
2.4 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 740 to 940
200 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1650
280 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 1210
95 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 210
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 3750
39 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 59
8.7 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39 to 54
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.5 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), % 70.5 to 76.8
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5