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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. C66100 Bronze

EN 1.4542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1.4542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C66100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 860
280 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
410 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
53 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
60 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
13 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
92 to 97
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
2.8 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5