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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. CC212E Bronze

EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC212E bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC212E bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Elongation at Break, % 28
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
27
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
68 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
8.0 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
1.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0