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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. C60800 Bronze

EN 1.4515 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C60800 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 1.4515 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C60800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
80
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
92.5 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5