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EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel vs. C90900 Bronze

EN 1.4912 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90900 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 C90900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
65
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
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
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 89
Iron (Fe), % 64.6 to 73.6
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
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 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
12 to 14
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6