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CC496K Bronze vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

CC496K 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC496K bronze and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 72
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 97
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 99
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 340
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
19
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 50
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.6
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 72 to 79.5
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 13 to 17
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0