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EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel vs. CC494K Bronze

EN 1.4374 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC494K 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 CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 40
7.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
94

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 67.9
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0