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EN 1.3967 Stainless Steel vs. C38500 Bronze

EN 1.3967 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38500 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 1.3967 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C38500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 22
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1070
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
22
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 21.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 50.3 to 57.8
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 17
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5