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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. CC334G Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC334G 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 CC334G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
10 to 12
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
72 to 84.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
3.0 to 7.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
4.0 to 7.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5