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EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel vs. C38500 Bronze

EN 1.4541 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C38500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
37
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 830
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 65.2 to 74
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5