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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. C99600 Bronze

EN 1.4508 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
150
Elongation at Break, % 34
27 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
250 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
22
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
39 to 45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3