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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C95800 Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95800 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 C95800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23

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
79 to 83.2
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
3.5 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
4.0 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5