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CC212E Bronze vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

CC212E bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC212E bronze and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
19
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 68 to 77
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 15
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 4.5
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0