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C61500 Bronze vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

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

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

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