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EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel vs. C61000 Bronze

EN 1.4460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
29 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Shear Strength, MPa 470
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
390 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 69.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5