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EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel vs. C66100 Bronze

EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C66100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 34
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 680
280 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1130
410 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 970
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
29
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 220
53 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 2370
60 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
13 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
14 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92 to 97
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 14.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.3 to 3.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.8 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5