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EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel vs. C99600 Bronze

EN 1.4521 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4521 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
150
Elongation at Break, % 23
27 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
250 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 74.6 to 81.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
39 to 45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3