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EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel vs. C38500 Bronze

EN 1.4527 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 1.4527 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C38500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 40
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
22
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 37.4 to 48.5
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 27.5 to 30.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5