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EN 1.4482 Stainless Steel vs. C38500 Bronze

EN 1.4482 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4482 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C38500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
37
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 530
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 570
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230 to 250
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 820
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 66.1 to 74.9
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5