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EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel vs. C95200 Bronze

EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95200 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 C95200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 340
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 34
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1130
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 970
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
28
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 2370
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
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
2.5 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 14.5
0
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
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0