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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. C94400 Bronze

EN 1.4951 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94400 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 C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 38
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
60
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8