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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. CC495K Bronze

AISI 304 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC495K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 360
76
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
68
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
9.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
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 0.75
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