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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. C61900 Bronze

S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61900 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 C61900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 37
21 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 450
370 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
570 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
230
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
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
28
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
230 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
83.6 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
3.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
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
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5