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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. C51000 Bronze

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C51000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C51000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.7 to 64
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
130 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
77
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
7.0 to 490
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
75 to 2490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
10 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
12 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
92.9 to 95.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5