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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

EN 1.3960 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
92
Elongation at Break, % 34
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2