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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C95200 Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95200 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 C95200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
28
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
8.5 to 9.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
2.5 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0