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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. CC331G Bronze

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC331G bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC331G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
28
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
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 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5