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EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel vs. C61500 Bronze

EN 1.4537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 42
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Shear Strength, MPa 480
350 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.7 to 8.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 36.3 to 46.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
1.8 to 2.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5