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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. C92200 Bronze

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C92200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 C92200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
76
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
87
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
8.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
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 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7