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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. CC212E Bronze

EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC212E bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC212E bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
27
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
68 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
8.0 to 15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
1.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0