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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. CC484K Bronze

AISI 304L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC484K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC484K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
9.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84.5 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
1.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.050 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.4