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S31730 Stainless Steel vs. C92200 Bronze

S31730 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C92200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 S31730 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C92200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
76
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 78
65
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
32
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
87
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
8.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
86 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 52.4 to 61
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 16.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7