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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. C90900 Bronze

EN 1.4508 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C90900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
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 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
12 to 14
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6