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EN 1.4317 Stainless Steel vs. C94400 Bronze

EN 1.4317 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4317 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1010
60
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 78.7 to 84.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8