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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C86400 Bronze

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86400 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 C86400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
23
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
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
56 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 1.0
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
0.5 to 1.5
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0