EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel vs. C95400 Bronze
EN 1.4062 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95400 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 C95400 bronze.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 34 | |
8.1 to 16 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 800 | |
600 to 710 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 530 to 600 | |
240 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
230 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1030 | |
230 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1040 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
1030 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
59 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
13 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
27 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
3.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 37 | |
53 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
390 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 170 to 230 | |
48 to 75 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 690 to 910 | |
250 to 560 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 29 | |
20 to 24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
19 to 22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 22 | |
21 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
10 to 11.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 21.5 to 24 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
83 to 87 |
Iron (Fe), % | 69.3 to 77.3 | |
3.0 to 5.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.45 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 2.9 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.16 to 0.28 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |