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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. C63020 Bronze

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C63020 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 27
6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
2320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
74.7 to 81.8
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
4.2 to 6.0
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5