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C91700 Bronze vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C91700 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91700 bronze and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
19
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 84.2 to 87.5
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 11.3 to 12.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0