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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. C63800 Bronze

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 C63800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
7.9 to 41
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
460 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1000
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
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
15 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.5 to 3.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.4 to 95.8
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.2
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
1.5 to 2.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5