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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. CC483K Bronze

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC483K 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 CC483K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
97
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
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
68
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
8.7
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
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
9.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.7
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 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
10.5 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5