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EN 1.4347 Stainless Steel vs. C38500 Bronze

EN 1.4347 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38500 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 1.4347 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C38500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.4
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5