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C86300 Bronze vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C86300 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86300 bronze and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1030
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 66
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
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 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 22 to 28
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0