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EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel vs. C61500 Bronze

EN 1.3541 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
480 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.7 to 8.3
Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.4 to 87.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5