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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. C91600 Bronze

EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91600 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 C91600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
9.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
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
85.9 to 89.1
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
1.2 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.7 to 10.8
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25