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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. C61400 Bronze

S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61400 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 S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 37
34 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 450
370 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
540 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
220 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
28
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
160 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
86 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5