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EN 1.4408 Stainless Steel vs. C91100 Bronze

EN 1.4408 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4408 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C91100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
38
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
4.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 62.4 to 71
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
15 to 17
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25