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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. C63000 Bronze

S31727 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C63000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
7.9 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
44
Shear Strength, MPa 430
400 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
660 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
330 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
47 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
470 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
76.8 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 16.5
4.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.21
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5