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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C93400 Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93400 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 C93400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
32
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
8.3
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 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
82 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
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 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0