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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. CC483K Bronze

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC483K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC483K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
6.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
9.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
10.5 to 13
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5