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EN 1.4003 Stainless Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

EN 1.4003 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
92
Elongation at Break, % 22
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
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), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
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 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2