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EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel vs. CC491K Bronze

EN 1.4310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC491K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC491K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 270
73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 900
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 570
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 260
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 830
67
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
81 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 78
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 9.5
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0