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EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel vs. CC481K Bronze

EN 1.4530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC481K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC481K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1370
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
35
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 48
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 35
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 47
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87 to 89.5
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 77.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
10 to 11.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.37
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5