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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. C65100 Bronze

EN 1.4615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C65100 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 C65100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 50
2.4 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 360
200 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
280 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
95 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
39 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
8.7 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
94.5 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.7
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
0.8 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5