MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

CC497K Bronze vs. AISI 431 Stainless Steel

CC497K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 431 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 CC497K bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 431 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 93
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
15 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
890 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91
710 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.0
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
1270 to 2770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
32 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.8
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.2
28 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.75
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 67.5 to 77.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
78.2 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 18 to 23
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
1.3 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0