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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. C87200 Bronze

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87200 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 C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0 to 1.5
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
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
1.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 5.0