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EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel vs. C61000 Bronze

EN 1.4421 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4421 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
29 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1100
390 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 950
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 140
110 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960 to 2270
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 39
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 39
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 80.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants