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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

EN 1.4303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
92
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 230
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2