EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel vs. C90900 Bronze
EN 1.4525 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C90900 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 to 13 | |
15 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
40 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1030 to 1250 | |
280 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 840 to 1120 | |
140 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
190 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 860 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
980 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
820 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
360 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
65 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
11 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
36 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
3.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
64 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
410 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 68 to 130 | |
35 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1820 to 3230 | |
89 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
6.8 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 36 to 45 | |
8.8 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 33 | |
11 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.7 | |
21 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 34 to 41 | |
10 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 17 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
86 to 89 |
Iron (Fe), % | 70.4 to 79 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
12 to 14 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.6 |