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CC331G Bronze vs. EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel

CC331G bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4945 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 CC331G bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
19 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
640 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
290 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
210 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
57.9 to 65.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0