MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel vs. C60800 Bronze

EN 1.4311 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C60800 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 1.4311 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C60800 bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 43
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
46
Shear Strength, MPa 450
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
80
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.5 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 11.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5