EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel vs. CC480K Bronze
EN 1.4310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC480K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC480K bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 200 to 270 | |
88 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 45 | |
13 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
41 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 to 900 | |
300 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 570 | |
180 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
190 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 910 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
1010 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
900 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
370 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
63 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
11 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 | |
35 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
3.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
59 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
390 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 260 | |
35 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 830 | |
140 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
6.9 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 32 | |
9.6 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 27 | |
11 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 18 | |
11 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 19 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
86 to 90 |
Iron (Fe), % | 66.4 to 78 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 6.0 to 9.5 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
9.0 to 11 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |