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EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

EN 1.4310 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 (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 C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 270
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
92
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 900
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 570
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 260
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 830
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 78
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 9.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
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