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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C86800 Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C86800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
24
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
53.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
1.0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
2.5 to 4.0
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
28.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0