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AISI 422 Stainless Steel vs. CC484K Bronze

AISI 422 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 422 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC484K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260 to 330
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1080
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670 to 870
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.7
9.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.3
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1140 to 1910
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 39
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84.5 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.9 to 85.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0.050 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.4