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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. CC493K Bronze

EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC493K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 EN 1.3549 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC493K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
32
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
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
5.2 to 8.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 5.0