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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. CC484K Bronze

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC484K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC484K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
9.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
84.5 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0 to 0.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.4