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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. CC494K Bronze

EN 1.3542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC494K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 1.3542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0