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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. C90800 Bronze

EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90800 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 C90800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
68
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
85.3 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25