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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. C91100 Bronze

EN 1.4303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C91100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
38
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 230
4.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
15 to 17
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25