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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. CC333G Bronze

EN 1.4557 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC333G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
76 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
3.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
3.7 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5