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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 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 C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
92
Elongation at Break, % 34
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
30
Density, g/cm3 8.4
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
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
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
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 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2