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EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel vs. C90800 Bronze

EN 1.4945 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C90800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 34
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 740
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 550
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
68
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
36
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 180
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 760
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
12

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), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.3 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 65.7
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25