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EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel vs. CC212E Bronze

EN 1.4658 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4658 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC212E bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
130
Elongation at Break, % 28
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 730
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
68 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 50.9 to 63.7
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
8.0 to 15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 9.5
1.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0