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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. C91700 Bronze

EN 1.4806 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12

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), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84.2 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
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
11.3 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25