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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. C63000 Bronze

S30601 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 S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C63000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 37
7.9 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
44
Shear Strength, MPa 450
400 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
660 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
330 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
230
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
29
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
47 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
470 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
76.8 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
4.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5