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EN 1.4116 Stainless Steel vs. C63600 Bronze

EN 1.4116 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4116 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 88
71 to 84
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 450
320 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 85
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5