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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. C64210 Bronze

S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C64210 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C64210 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 37
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 450
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
29
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.3 to 7.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
89 to 92.2
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
0 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5