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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. CC330G Bronze

AISI 420 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC330G 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 420 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC330G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 620
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 130
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 4410
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
0 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5