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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. C90800 Bronze

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90800 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 C90800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
68
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
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
85.3 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25