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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. CC495K Bronze

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC495K 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 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC495K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 40
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
68
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
76 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0