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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C92800 Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C92800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 C92800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
36
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
430

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
2.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
8.8
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
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
15 to 17
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7