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EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. C65500 Bronze

EN 1.4006 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C65500 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 C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 23
4.0 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 460
260 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
360 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 510
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 110
11 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 660
62 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 88.4
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.8 to 3.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants