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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. C54400 Bronze

EN 1.4592 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5