MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

CC484K Bronze vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

CC484K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC484K bronze and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100
290 to 430
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
6.8 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 70
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
13
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 32
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 84.5 to 87.5
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
71.9 to 79.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.4
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 11 to 13
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0