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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. C95520 Bronze

EN 1.3542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95520 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 C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.2 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5