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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. CC484K Bronze

EN 1.4659 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC484K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC484K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 49
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
9.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
37
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 370
32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
84.5 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
1.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.4