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S35140 Stainless Steel vs. C61800 Bronze

S35140 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S35140 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 88
89
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
44
Shear Strength, MPa 460
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86.9 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 44.1 to 52.7
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 27
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.25 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5