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EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel vs. CC494K Bronze

EN 1.4612 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC494K 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 CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
7.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1690 to 1850
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1570 to 1730
94

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 210
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60 to 65
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 43
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58 to 63
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.4 to 1.8
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 75.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
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
4.0 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0