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S31730 Stainless Steel vs. CC495K Bronze

S31730 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC495K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31730 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC495K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
76
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 40
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
68
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
76 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 52.4 to 61
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 16.5
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0