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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. C95300 Bronze

EN 1.4462 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95300 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 C95300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 26
14 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
520 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
190 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
73 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
170 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
17 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86.5 to 90.2
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0