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S31277 Stainless Steel vs. CC332G Bronze

S31277 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC332G bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31277 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC332G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 90
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
80 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 35.5 to 46.2
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 28
1.5 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5