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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. CC480K Bronze

EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC480K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC480K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 51
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
35
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
86 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5