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EN 1.3940 Stainless Steel vs. C90200 Bronze

EN 1.3940 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3940 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C90200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
55
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
91 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 71.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6