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C99600 Bronze vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C99600 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99600 bronze and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 150
190
Elongation at Break, % 27 to 34
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 300
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
19
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 310
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.8
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 50.8 to 60
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 39 to 45
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
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 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0