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EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

EN 1.4658 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1.4658 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
92
Elongation at Break, % 28
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 730
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
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
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 50.9 to 63.7
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2