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EN 1.4729 Stainless Steel vs. CC494K Bronze

EN 1.4729 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC494K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 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 1.4729 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
7.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
39

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.6
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 80.4 to 86.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0