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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. C64200 Bronze

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C64200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 C64200 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
540 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
18 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
6.3 to 7.6
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
88.2 to 92.2
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5