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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C87700 Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87700 bronze belongs to the copper 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 S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C87700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
8.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
64
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
2.5 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8