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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C87600 Bronze

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87600 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 C87600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
29
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

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
88 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
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
3.5 to 5.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 7.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5