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S17700 Stainless Steel vs. C99600 Bronze

S17700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S17700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
150
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 23
27 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1650
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 1210
250 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 210
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 3750
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 59
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39 to 54
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 70.5 to 76.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
39 to 45
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.8
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3