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C94800 Bronze vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C94800 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C94800 bronze and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
19
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 89
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
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 0.050
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0