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S15700 Stainless Steel vs. C91700 Bronze

S15700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91700 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 C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 460
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 29
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1890
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500 to 1770
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 270
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640 to 4660
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 67
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 43
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39 to 63
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84.2 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 76.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.7
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11.3 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25