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EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel vs. C86400 Bronze

EN 1.4150 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86400 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 1.4150 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C86400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 20
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
23
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 16.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 79 to 82.8
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.1 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0