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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. CC496K Bronze

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC496K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC496K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
72
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
97
Elongation at Break, % 34
8.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
99

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
50
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
8.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
72 to 79.5
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0.5 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0