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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. C65500 Bronze

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C65500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 27
4.0 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
360 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
11 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
62 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
91.5 to 96.7
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
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.6
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
2.8 to 3.8
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