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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. CC499K Bronze

AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC499K 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 CC499K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 360
73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
9.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0