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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. CC480K Bronze

EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC480K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4938 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC480K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
35
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5