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EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel vs. C94700 Bronze

EN 1.4460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94700 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 1.4460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
7.9 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
350 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
160 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
34
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
41 to 89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
110 to 700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
11 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 69.2
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
4.5 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3