EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel vs. C38500 Bronze
EN 1.4005 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4005 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C38500 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 21 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 37 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 390 to 450 | |
| 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 750 | |
| 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 370 to 500 | |
| 130 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 160 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 760 | |
| 110 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 890 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 880 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 31 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
| 22 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 110 | |
| 48 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 350 to 650 | |
| 78 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0.060 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 14 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 55 to 59 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 82.4 to 87.8 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 36.7 to 42.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |