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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. C51100 Bronze

S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C51100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31060 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C51100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 46
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 82
67 to 93
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Shear Strength, MPa 480
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
330 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
93 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
18 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
38 to 2170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
93.8 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
0 to 0.1
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5