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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. C62500 Bronze

EN 1.4592 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
42
Shear Strength, MPa 400
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
26
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
12.5 to 13.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
3.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5