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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C86300 Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86300 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 C86300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
5.0 to 7.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
60 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
22 to 28
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0