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EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel vs. CC494K Bronze

EN 1.4123 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC494K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 810
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.3
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 76.7 to 84.6
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0