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EN 1.4590 Stainless Steel vs. C63020 Bronze

EN 1.4590 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1.4590 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C63020 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 26
6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 310
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
2320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
74.7 to 81.8
Iron (Fe), % 79.7 to 83.7
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.2 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5