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EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel vs. C38500 Bronze

EN 1.4490 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4490 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
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 70.9
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5