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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. CC493K Bronze

EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC493K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 CC493K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
32
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
79 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.2 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 5.0