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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. C91700 Bronze

EN 1.4588 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91700 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 1.4588 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
36
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
84.2 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
1.2 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11.3 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25