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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. CC331G Bronze

S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC331G bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC331G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5