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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. C61000 Bronze

S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
29 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 84
60 to 85
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 470
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
390 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
110 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.5
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5