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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. CC494K Bronze

AISI 405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC494K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 22
7.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
94

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
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
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0