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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C86400 Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 C86400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
23
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
56 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 1.0
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
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0