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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. C65100 Bronze

S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C65100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C65100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.4 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Shear Strength, MPa 430
200 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
280 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
95 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
39 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
8.7 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
94.5 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
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
0.8 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5