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C86800 Bronze vs. S30815 Stainless Steel

C86800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C86800 bronze and the bottom bar is S30815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 53.5 to 57
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.5
62.8 to 68.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 2.5 to 4.0
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.3 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0