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EN 1.4482 Stainless Steel vs. C62500 Bronze

EN 1.4482 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420 to 450
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 530
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 570
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
26
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230 to 250
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 820
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
12.5 to 13.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 66.1 to 74.9
3.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 2.0
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
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5