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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 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 C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
92
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2