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EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel vs. C64800 Bronze

EN 1.4421 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C64800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C64800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1100
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 950
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
65
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
66

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 140
51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960 to 2270
1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 39
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 39
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0 to 0.090
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.4 to 98.8
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 80.5
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.2 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5