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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. C22000 Bronze

EN 1.4515 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C22000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4515 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C22000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
1.9 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
260 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
69 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
3.7 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
21 to 1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
8.1 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
10 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
8.8 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
89 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.7 to 11
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2