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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. C63020 Bronze

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 C63020 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
10 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
74.7 to 81.8
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
4.2 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5