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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 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 C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
92
Elongation at Break, % 27
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
6.7

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), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
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
6.0 to 8.0
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2