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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. CC493K Bronze

AISI 301L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC493K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC493K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
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
5.2 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 5.0