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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. CC494K Bronze

S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC494K 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 CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
7.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
94

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0