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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. C22600 Bronze

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C22600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C22600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.5 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
330 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
270 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
14 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
330 to 1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2