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EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel vs. C38500 Bronze

EN 1.4310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38500 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 C38500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
37
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 550
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 900
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 570
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 260
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 830
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 78
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 9.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5