MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C95820 Bronze vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C95820 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 C95820 bronze and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
19
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 77.5 to 82.5
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.0
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.8
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.8
0