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EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel vs. C63020 Bronze

EN 1.4446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 1.4446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C63020 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 23
6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
2320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
74.7 to 81.8
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 66.9
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
4.2 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5