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EN 1.4308 Stainless Steel vs. C65400 Bronze

EN 1.4308 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C65400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4308 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C65400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.6 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
500 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
170 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
10 to 480
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
130 to 3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0.010 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0
93.8 to 96.1
Iron (Fe), % 65.9 to 74
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
2.7 to 3.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2