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EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel vs. CC331G Bronze

EN 1.4401 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4401 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC331G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 570
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 800
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
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
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5