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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C93700 Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C93700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
99
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
33
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
79
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.4

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
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
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
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0