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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. CC494K Bronze

AISI 446 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 446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
7.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
94

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
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