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S40977 Stainless Steel vs. C99600 Bronze

S40977 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 S40977 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
150
Elongation at Break, % 21
27 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
250 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
39 to 45
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3