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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C89320 Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C89320 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 C89320 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
37
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
490

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
87 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5