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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. C94400 Bronze

EN 1.4462 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94400 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 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 26
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
60
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8