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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. C62500 Bronze

EN 1.4615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 50
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 360
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
12.5 to 13.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
3.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 2.0
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5