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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. C62500 Bronze

EN 1.4508 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62500 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 1.4508 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, % 34
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
26
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
12.5 to 13.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
3.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
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
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5