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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. CC331G Bronze

AISI 304L 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 AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC331G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5