MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C63020 Bronze vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63020 bronze and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
74
Shear Strength, MPa 600
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
19
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2320
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
13 to 15
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.7 to 81.8
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0