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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. CC496K Bronze

EN 1.4951 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC496K 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 CC496K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
72
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
97
Elongation at Break, % 38
8.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
99

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
50
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
8.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
72 to 79.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0.5 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
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0