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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. CC495K Bronze

AISI 301L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC495K 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 CC495K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
76
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
68
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
9.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
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 0.2
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
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0