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EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel vs. C51000 Bronze

EN 1.4361 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C51000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4361 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C51000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 43
2.7 to 64
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 440
250 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
130 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
77
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
33
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
7.0 to 490
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
75 to 2490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
10 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
12 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.9 to 95.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 65.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5