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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C86500 Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86500 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 C86500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
190

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
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

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
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 1.5
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 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0