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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. C63600 Bronze

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
0 to 0.15
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 to 0.15
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
0.7 to 1.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5