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EN 1.4517 Stainless Steel vs. C90800 Bronze

EN 1.4517 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90800 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 1.4517 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C90800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
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 20
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 740
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
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), % 24.5 to 26.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.5
85.3 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 56.7 to 65.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
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 0.025
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25