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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. C51900 Bronze

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C51900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C51900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
380 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
13 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
14 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
91.7 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5