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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. CC482K Bronze

S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC482K bronze belongs to the copper 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 S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC482K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
99
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
9.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
83.5 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.7 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0