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EN 1.3940 Stainless Steel vs. CC330G Bronze

EN 1.3940 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC330G bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 EN 1.3940 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC330G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 71.4
0 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5