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EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel vs. C63020 Bronze

EN 1.4490 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C63020 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
2320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
74.7 to 81.8
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 70.9
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
4.2 to 6.0
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5