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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. CC494K Bronze

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC494K 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 CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 21
7.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
94

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0 to 0.25
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0