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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
92
Elongation at Break, % 34
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
330
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
30
Density, g/cm3 7.5
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
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 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2