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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. C67400 Bronze

EN 1.4526 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C67400 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 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C67400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
22 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Shear Strength, MPa 340
310 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
480 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
250 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
300 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31.1 to 40
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5