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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. CC497K Bronze

AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC497K bronze belongs to the copper 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 AISI 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC497K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 360
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
93
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
91

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
5.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
7.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
7.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.75
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
67.5 to 77.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
18 to 23
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0