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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. CC493K Bronze

EN 1.4951 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC493K 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 1.4951 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC493K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 38
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.2 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 5.0