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EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel vs. C87200 Bronze

EN 1.4640 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4640 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 200
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 51
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 650
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 260
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250 to 260
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 170
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 2.0
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 67.4 to 73.6
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 4.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 6.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 5.0