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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. C86400 Bronze

EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C86400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 27
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
56 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 1.0
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0