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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. C31600 Bronze

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C31600 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 C31600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
6.7 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
270 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
80 to 390

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
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
30 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
28 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0.7 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.040 to 0.1
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
5.2 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4