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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. C91700 Bronze

S31060 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31060 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 46
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84.2 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
0 to 0.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
1.2 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
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