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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C61500 Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61500 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 S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
42
Shear Strength, MPa 410
350 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
7.7 to 8.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5