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C92900 Bronze vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C92900 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 C92900 bronze and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
19
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
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), % 82 to 86
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.8 to 4.0
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), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0