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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. C53800 Bronze

EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C53800 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 1.3549 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C53800 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 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
420

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.060
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
13.1 to 13.9
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2