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EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel vs. C62400 Bronze

EN 1.3543 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3543 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C62400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
690 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
27
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
400

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
25 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82.8 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 83.6
2.0 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5