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CC484K Bronze vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

CC484K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC484K bronze and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100
280 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
3.4 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
17
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 32
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 84.5 to 87.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
71.5 to 79.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.4
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 11 to 13
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0