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AISI 304LN Stainless Steel vs. CC331G Bronze

AISI 304LN 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC331G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 350
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.8 to 46
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1160
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 870
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
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 83 to 270
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1900
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 41
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 26
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 73.9
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), % 0.1 to 0.16
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