CC482K Bronze vs. AISI 305 Stainless Steel
CC482K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 305 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC482K bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 305 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 99 | |
| 170 to 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 | |
| 34 to 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 | |
| 580 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 | |
| 230 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 540 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 860 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 360 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 64 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
| 16 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.8 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 62 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 400 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 14 | |
| 200 to 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 130 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.5 | |
| 20 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 20 | |
| 4.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 13 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 83.5 to 87 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 65.1 to 72.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.7 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 10.5 to 13 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 10.5 to 12.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |