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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. C94400 Bronze

EN 1.4508 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4508 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
60
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
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), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8