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EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel vs. C90800 Bronze

EN 1.4374 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90800 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 C90800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
68
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
85.3 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 67.9
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 9.0 to 10
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25