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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. C86100 Bronze

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C86100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
4.5 to 5.5
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
66 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.3 to 25