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AISI 301 Stainless Steel vs. CC494K Bronze

AISI 301 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 AISI 301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 440
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 7.4 to 46
7.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 1460
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1080
94

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 300
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 2970
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 52
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 37
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0