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CC494K Bronze vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

CC494K 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 CC494K bronze and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 67
280 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.6
3.4 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
17
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 87
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
71.5 to 79.2
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0