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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. C53400 Bronze

EN 1.4615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C53400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C53400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
91.8 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5