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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. CC496K Bronze

EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC496K 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 CC496K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
72
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
97
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
8.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
72 to 79.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 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
6.0 to 8.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0