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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. CC332G Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC332G bronze belongs to the copper 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 S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC332G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
8.5 to 10.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
80 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
1.5 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5