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EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel vs. C91700 Bronze

EN 1.4749 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4749 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 16
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
36
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84.2 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 68.5 to 73.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11.3 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25