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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. CC482K Bronze

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC482K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC482K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
99
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
400

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
9.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.5 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.7 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0