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EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel vs. C87300 Bronze

EN 1.4530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 C87300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1370
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
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
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 77.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
3.5 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.37
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5