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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. CC334G Bronze

EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC334G 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 1.4938 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC334G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 12
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
72 to 84.5
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
3.0 to 7.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
4.0 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5