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C92800 Bronze vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C92800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C92800 bronze and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
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 4.1
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 430
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.5
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 82
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
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), % 15 to 17
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0