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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. C86500 Bronze

EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C86500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0