S15700 Stainless Steel vs. C61400 Bronze
S15700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S15700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 29 | |
| 34 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 770 to 1070 | |
| 370 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1180 to 1890 | |
| 540 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 500 to 1770 | |
| 220 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 870 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 67 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 14 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 to 270 | |
| 160 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 640 to 4660 | |
| 210 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 42 to 67 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 32 to 43 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 39 to 63 | |
| 18 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.75 to 1.5 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.090 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 86 to 92.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 69.6 to 76.8 | |
| 1.5 to 3.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.5 to 7.7 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |