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C64800 Bronze vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C64800 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64800 bronze and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
74
Shear Strength, MPa 380
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
19
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1680
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.090
13 to 15
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 98.8
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
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 0.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0