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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. C91700 Bronze

EN 1.4872 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 28
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
36
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84.2 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
1.2 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
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