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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. CC333G Bronze

EN 1.4303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC333G bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC333G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 230
75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0
76 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
3.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
3.7 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5