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EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel vs. C64800 Bronze

EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C64800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 1.4378 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C64800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 34
8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 680
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1130
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 970
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
33
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 220
51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 2370
1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.090
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.4 to 98.8
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 14.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.3 to 3.7
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5