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EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel vs. C61900 Bronze

EN 1.4878 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61900 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 1.4878 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
21 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 430
370 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
570 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
79
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
230 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.6 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
3.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5