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CC331G Bronze vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

CC331G bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4378 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 1.4378 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
14 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
760 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
430 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
910
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
12
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
470 to 2370
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
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
61.2 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
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