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EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel vs. C83800 Bronze

EN 1.4020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 1.4020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C83800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 34
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 1130
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 950
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 220
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2290
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 32
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82 to 83.8
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.8
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.3 to 4.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7