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EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel vs. C60800 Bronze

EN 1.4490 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C60800 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 C60800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
80
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
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
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.5 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 70.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5