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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C92600 Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C92600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 C92600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
34
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
74
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
86 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.3 to 10.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7