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S32615 Stainless Steel vs. C94400 Bronze

S32615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 S32615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 28
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
32
Density, g/cm3 7.6
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
60
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 46.4 to 57.9
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 4.8 to 6.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8