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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. C65100 Bronze

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C65100 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 C65100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 27
2.4 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
280 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
95 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
39 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
8.7 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.5 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.7
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
0.8 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5