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EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel vs. C94900 Bronze

EN 1.4311 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 C94900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 43
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
9.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79 to 81
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 11.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
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
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8