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EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel vs. C90900 Bronze

EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90900 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 C90900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 340
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 34
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1130
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 970
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
36
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 220
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 2370
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
10

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
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
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
12 to 14
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6