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EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel vs. CC484K Bronze

EN 1.4374 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC484K 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 1.4374 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC484K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
9.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
84.5 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 67.9
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
1.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0.050 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.4