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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. CC330G Bronze

EN 1.4578 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC330G 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 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC330G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 51
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
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 3.9
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
87 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
0 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5