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CC331G Bronze vs. S82012 Stainless Steel

CC331G bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S82012 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC331G bronze and the bottom bar is S82012 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
11
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
71.3 to 77.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0.8 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0