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EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel vs. CC492K Bronze

EN 1.4612 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC492K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 1.4612 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC492K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1690 to 1850
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1570 to 1730
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 210
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60 to 65
8.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 43
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58 to 63
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.4 to 1.8
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 75.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.2 to 11.3
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0