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EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel vs. C61500 Bronze

EN 1.4401 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4401 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
350 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 570
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 800
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.7 to 8.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
1.8 to 2.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants