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S44800 Stainless Steel vs. CC498K Bronze

S44800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC498K bronze belongs to the copper 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 S44800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC498K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
78
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
85 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 66.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.0 to 5.0