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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. C60800 Bronze

S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C60800 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 S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C60800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
46
Shear Strength, MPa 430
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
92.5 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 16.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.21
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5