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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. CC495K Bronze

EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC495K 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 1.4501 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC495K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
76
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 27
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
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
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
68
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
76 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0