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CC331G Bronze vs. EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel

CC331G bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC331G bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
190 to 340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
13 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
770 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
430 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
11
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
140 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
460 to 2290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
62.8 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
11 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0