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C94500 Bronze vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C94500 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 C94500 bronze and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 50
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 92
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
19
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 37
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.4
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.7
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 66.7 to 78
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 16 to 22
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0