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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C95500 Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95500 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 C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
320 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
28
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.2
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
58 to 61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
420 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
78 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
3.0 to 5.5
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 0.5