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EN 1.4318 Stainless Steel vs. C60800 Bronze

EN 1.4318 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 1.4318 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C60800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 44
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
46
Shear Strength, MPa 520
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
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 13
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
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), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.5 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 70.2 to 77.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
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