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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. CC497K Bronze

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC497K 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 CC497K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
93
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
91

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
330
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.5
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
5.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
7.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.75
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
67.5 to 77.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
18 to 23
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0.5 to 2.5
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