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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. CC499K Bronze

EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC499K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4501 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC499K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
9.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
84 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0