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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. C62500 Bronze

EN 1.4501 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 (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 C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Shear Strength, MPa 540
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
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 2.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
26
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
12.5 to 13.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
3.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5