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EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel vs. C66100 Bronze

EN 1.4104 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 1.4104 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C66100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 450
280 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 750
410 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 560
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 120
53 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 800
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 27
13 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 27
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.17
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92 to 97
Iron (Fe), % 78.8 to 84.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.8 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5