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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C86100 Bronze

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C86100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
24
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
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
66 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.5 to 5.0
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 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.3 to 25