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EN 1.4560 Stainless Steel vs. C87200 Bronze

EN 1.4560 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4560 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 50
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 71
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 5.0