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EN 1.4552 Stainless Steel vs. C61800 Bronze

EN 1.4552 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61800 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 1.4552 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 29
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86.9 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 73
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5