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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. C60800 Bronze

EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C60800 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 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C60800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
46
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
80
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
5.0 to 6.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.5 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5