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EN 1.4482 Stainless Steel vs. C54400 Bronze

EN 1.4482 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.1 to 74.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
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
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5