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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. C63600 Bronze

EN 1.4615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 50
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 360
320 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5