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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. CC494K Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC494K 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 CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
7.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
94

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
31
Density, g/cm3 7.5
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
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
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0