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EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel vs. C94400 Bronze

EN 1.4612 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94400 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 C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1690 to 1850
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1570 to 1730
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 210
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60 to 65
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 43
9.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58 to 63
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.4 to 1.8
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 75.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.2 to 11.3
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8