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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. C61900 Bronze

EN 1.4592 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 C61900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
21 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
43
Shear Strength, MPa 400
370 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
570 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
79
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
230 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.6 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
3.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5