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EN 1.4729 Stainless Steel vs. C91600 Bronze

EN 1.4729 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91600 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 C91600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
84
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
41

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
36
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.9 to 89.1
Iron (Fe), % 80.4 to 86.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.7 to 10.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25