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C91100 Bronze vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C91100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91100 bronze and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
19
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 69
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 440
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 85
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 15 to 17
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0