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EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel vs. C61500 Bronze

EN 1.4558 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4558 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 39
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 350
350 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.45
7.7 to 8.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 39.2 to 47.9
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 35
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.6
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5