MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel vs. C95600 Bronze

EN 1.4311 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C95600 bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 43
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
88 to 92.2
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 11.5
0 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.8 to 3.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0