S31727 Stainless Steel vs. C63800 Bronze
S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C63800 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
7.9 to 41 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Rockwell B Hardness | 83 | |
94 to 110 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 430 | |
320 to 500 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 | |
460 to 1010 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
240 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1010 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1030 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1000 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
410 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
30 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
8.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.7 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 64 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
330 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
15 to 33 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
15 to 26 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
17 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.1 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 17.5 to 19 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0.25 to 0.55 |
Copper (Cu), % | 2.8 to 4.0 | |
92.4 to 95.8 |
Iron (Fe), % | 53.7 to 61.3 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 14.5 to 16.5 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.15 to 0.21 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
1.5 to 2.1 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |