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EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel vs. C90200 Bronze

EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90200 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 C90200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 340
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 34
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1130
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 970
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
34
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 220
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 2370
55
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
91 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
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 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6