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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. C53800 Bronze

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
37
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.060
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
0 to 0.030
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
13.1 to 13.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2