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CC497K Bronze vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

CC497K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 CC497K bronze and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 93
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.8
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.2
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.75
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12
Copper (Cu), % 67.5 to 77.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
82 to 85.1
Lead (Pb), % 18 to 23
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0