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S21904 Stainless Steel vs. CC491K Bronze

S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC491K bronze belongs to the copper 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 S21904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC491K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 300
73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 51
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1000
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 910
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160 to 310
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 2070
67
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 36
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 29
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
81 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 59.5 to 67.4
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0