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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. C22600 Bronze

EN 1.4508 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C22600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4508 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C22600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.5 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
330 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
270 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
14 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
330 to 1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2