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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 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 C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
92
Elongation at Break, % 28
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
30
Density, g/cm3 7.6
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2