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EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel vs. C66100 Bronze

EN 1.4021 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1.4021 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C66100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 530
280 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 880
410 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 670
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 110
53 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1160
60 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 31
13 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 26
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 31
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92 to 97
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.8 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5