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EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel vs. C95520 Bronze

EN 1.4912 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95520 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 C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
40
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
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 64.6 to 73.6
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
4.2 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5