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EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel vs. C91100 Bronze

EN 1.4640 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4640 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C91100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 51
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 650
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 260
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
38
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250 to 260
4.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 170
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 2.0
82 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 67.4 to 73.6
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 6.9
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
15 to 17
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25