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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. CC484K Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC484K bronze belongs to the copper 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 S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC484K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
37
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
84.5 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
1.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.050 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.4