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S31277 Stainless Steel vs. C90800 Bronze

S31277 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90800 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 C90800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
36
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 90
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
85.3 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 35.5 to 46.2
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 28
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25