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EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. C40500 Penny Bronze

EN 1.4006 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C40500 penny bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4006 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C40500 penny bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 23
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 460
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
270 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 510
79 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 110
16 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 660
28 to 1200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
8.5 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
10 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 88.4
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.1 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants