MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel vs. CC480K Bronze

EN 1.4912 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC480K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4912 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC480K bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
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 20
35
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 64.6 to 73.6
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5