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EN 1.4584 Stainless Steel vs. C51100 Bronze

EN 1.4584 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C51100 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 1.4584 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C51100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
330 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
93 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
32
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
18 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
38 to 2170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 3.0
93.8 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 52
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5