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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. C51000 Bronze

EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C51000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 C51000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.7 to 64
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 500
250 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
130 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
7.0 to 490
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
75 to 2490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
10 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
12 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
92.9 to 95.5
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5