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S39277 Stainless Steel vs. C63020 Bronze

S39277 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S39277 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C63020 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 28
6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
44
Shear Strength, MPa 600
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1070
2320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
74.7 to 81.8
Iron (Fe), % 56.8 to 64.3
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 8.0
4.2 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.23 to 0.33
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5