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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C61900 Bronze

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61900 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 C61900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
21 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
43
Shear Strength, MPa 530
370 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
570 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
79
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
28
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
230 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10
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
83.6 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
3.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5