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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. CC493K Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC493K 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 CC493K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
32
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
79 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.2 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 5.0