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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. CC212E Bronze

S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC212E bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC212E bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
68 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
8.0 to 15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0