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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. C22000 Bronze

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C22000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 C22000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
1.9 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
260 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
69 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
3.7 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
21 to 1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
8.1 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
10 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.8 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.7 to 11
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2