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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. C92900 Bronze

EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C92900 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 C92900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
84
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
35
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
82 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.0 to 3.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
2.8 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7