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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. CC494K Bronze

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC494K 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 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 27
7.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
94

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0