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EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel vs. C91700 Bronze

EN 1.4062 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4062 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 34
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 600
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170 to 230
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 910
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84.2 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 77.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.9
1.2 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.28
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11.3 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25